The Via de la Plata or the Silver Route is considered to be the toughest Camino de Santiago route in Spain due to its distance, over 1000 km, long walking stages with little facilities in between and extremely hot weather in summer months. The Via crosses four Spanish regions; Andalusia, […]
The Camino Inglés or the English Way is one of the shorter routes of the Camino de Santiago network in Europe. This route is growing in popularity, every year more and more pilgrims choose this Camino, but it’s still far from being as busy and crowded as the Camino Francés. […]
The Camino de Santiago is a life-changing experience for most, we know many people that were planning this pilgrimage for years, preparing, reading, training. To make sure you enjoy it, take the right gear, don’t overload your backpack, have comfortable shoes that you can walk in for days, etc. We […]
The Camino de Santiago is not a single route like many people think referring to the popular Camino Frances, but a network of routes that start in different places across Spain, Portugal, and France and finish in Santiago de Compostela. In fact, you can start walking to Santiago from anywhere […]
Camino Finisterre (or Fisterra in Galician) is an extension of the Camino de Santiago that takes pilgrims from Santiago de Compostela to what in old times was believed to be “the end of the world” or Finisterre. The Finisterre-Muxia route is the only way that starts not ends in Santiago. […]
Camino del Norte is an 865km walk through Northern Spain; the Basque Country, Cantabria, Asturias, and Galicia. The scenery on the Camino is amazing; sandy beaches, dramatic cliffs, beautiful sea, historical cities and towns, pasture fields and forest. The Northern Way was our third Camino de Santiago that we walked […]
Camino Portugues is one of the spiritual routes to Santiago de Compostela. The Camino Portugues is the second most popular Camino de Santiago after the French Way, about 19% of all pilgrims or 52 200 people walked this Camino in 2017. The total distance of the Camino from Porto to Santiago depends on the route you […]
Coastal Route (Caminho da Costa) of Camino Portugues is a beautiful alternative walk to the Central Route. Total distance – 280km, it starts in Porto follows the coast till Redondela where it joins with the main route. In the beginning, people with albergues and restaurants on the Central Route were not […]
For centuries pilgrims have been making their way to Santiago de Compostela from all over Europe by various ways; on foot, horse or bicycle. ‘Walk your own Camino’ is a popular saying on the Camino – I was extremely fortunate to talk to these unique pilgrims that did exactly that; Stu walking 11 […]